2014 in film explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. DreamWorks Animation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014.

Evaluation of the year

In his article highlighting the best films of 2014, Richard Brody of The New Yorker stated, "The great surge in American filmmaking in the past ten years is due to independent financing at all levels. The American independent cinema is right now the flower of the world, but independence isn't in itself a merit badge. Artistically, the films in question range from the majestic to the meretricious. Independent financing has set truly imaginative directors into free flight. This is a moment of extraordinary cinematic invention—of filmmakers, working at a wide range of budget levels, coming up with original and personal ideas about movies and how to make them. On the other hand, this independent surge has also created a new class of culturally respectable directors and films, an ostensible art cinema that flows into the mainstream. True independent filmmaking has always been a tough proposition in the marketplace, let alone at the multiplex. Its commercial obstacles are an increasing problem even for established professionals, who now take their place alongside street-level independents. Filmmakers rightly worry that it's becoming more difficult than ever to make a salable movie, to make a living making movies. If films are becoming like books, where the artistically ambitious ones are only rarely big hits, then directors working outside Hollywood will become more and more like novelists, who often need to supplement their income with teaching or other outside jobs. As independent films become increasingly marginalized in the marketplace, this loss of status risks marginalizing critics as well—which is why the re-professionalization of the movie business has become a matter of critical advocacy."[1]

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2014 by worldwide gross are as follows:[2]

Highest-grossing films of 2014!Rank!Title!Distributor!Worldwide gross
1Paramount$1,104,054,072
2Warner Bros.$962,201,338
3Guardians of the GalaxyDisney$772,776,600
4Maleficent$758,410,378
5Lionsgate$755,356,711
620th Century Fox$746,045,700
7Disney$714,421,503
8Dawn of the Planet of the Apes20th Century Fox$710,644,566
9The Amazing Spider-Man 2Sony Pictures$708,982,323
10InterstellarParamount / Warner Bros.$677,896,797

Box office records

Events

Award ceremonies

DateEventHostLocationSource
January 103rd AACTA International AwardsAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television ArtsWest Hollywood, California[3]
January 1271st Golden Globe AwardsHollywood Foreign Press AssociationBeverly Hills, California[4]
January 1619th Critics' Choice AwardsBroadcast Film Critics AssociationSanta Monica, California[5]
January 1820th Screen Actors Guild AwardsScreen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio ArtistsLos Angeles, California[6]
January 19Producers Guild of America Awards 2013Producers Guild of AmericaBeverly Hills, California[7]
January 2049th Guldbagge AwardsSwedish Film InstituteStockholm, Sweden[8]
January 2566th Directors Guild of America AwardsDirectors Guild of AmericaLos Angeles, California[9]
February 14th Magritte AwardsAcadémie André DelvauxBrussels, Belgium[10]
Writers Guild of America Awards 2013Writers Guild of AmericaLos Angeles, California[11]
February 1564th Golden Bear AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalBerlin, Germany[12]
February 1667th British Academy Film AwardsBritish Academy of Film and Television ArtsLondon, England[13]
February 2318th Satellite AwardsInternational Press AcademyCentury City, California[14]
February 2639th César AwardsAcademy of Cinema Arts and TechniquesParis, France[15]
March 129th Independent Spirit AwardsIndependent Spirit AwardsSanta Monica, California[16]
34th Golden Raspberry AwardsThe Golden Raspberry Award FoundationLos Angeles, California[17]
March 286th Academy AwardsAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesLos Angeles, California[18]
March 248th Gopo AwardsAssociation for Romanian Film PromotionBucharest, Romania[19]
March 3019th Empire AwardsEmpireLondon, England[20]
April 511th Irish Film & Television AwardsIrish Film and Television AcademyDublin, Leinster, Republic of Ireland[21]
April 132014 MTV Movie AwardsMTVLos Angeles, California[22]
April 1944th Kerala State Film AwardsKerala State Chalachitra AcademyThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India[23]
April 2615th IIFA AwardsInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsTampa Bay, Florida[24]
May 361st National Film AwardsDirectorate of Film FestivalsIndia[25]
June 2640th Saturn AwardsAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror FilmsBurbank, California[26]
July 132014 FAMAS AwardsFilipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences AwardsParañaque, Philippines[27]
December 1327th European Film AwardsEuropean Film AcademyRiga, Latvia[28]

Festivals

DateEventHostLocationSource
January 16–262014 Sundance Film FestivalSundance InstitutePark City, Utah[29]
February 6–1664th Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalBerlin, Germany[30]
May 14–252014 Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCannes, France[31]
August 15–232014 Sarajevo Film FestivalSarajevo Film FestivalSarajevo, Bosnia[32]
August 27 – September 671st Venice International Film FestivalVenice BiennaleVenice, Italy[33]
September 4–142014 Toronto International Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalToronto, Ontario[34]
November 14–3018th Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalTallinn Black Nights Film FestivalTallinn, Estonia[35]
December 25 – January 8, 20152014 Metro Manila Film FestivalMetro Manila Film FestivalMetro Manila, Philippines

Awards

Category/Organization 72nd Golden Globe Awards
January 11, 2015 		20th Critics' Choice Awards
January 15, 2015 		68th BAFTA Awards
February 8, 2015 		87th Academy Awards
February 22, 2015
width=200Drama !Musical or Comedy
Best FilmBoyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel Boyhood BirdmanBoyhood Birdman
Best Director Richard Linklater
Boyhood 		Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Birdman		Richard Linklater
Boyhood 		Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Birdman
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything 		Michael Keaton
Birdman 		Eddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything
Best Actress Julianne Moore
Still Alice 		Amy Adams
Big Eyes 		Julianne Moore
Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor J. K. Simmons
Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette
Boyhood
Best Screenplay, Adapted Alejandro G. Iñárritu Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo
Birdman		Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl 		Graham Moore
The Imitation Game		Anthony McCarten
The Theory of Everything 		Graham Moore
The Imitation Game
Best Screenplay, Original Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Armando Bo
Birdman		Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel 		Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo
Birdman
Best Animated Film How to Train Your Dragon 2 The Lego Movie Big Hero 6
Best Original Score N/AThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat
Best Original Song "Glory"
Selma 		N/AN/A"Glory"
Selma
Best Foreign Language Film LeviathanForce Majeure N/AIda
Best Documentary N/A N/A Life Itself Citizenfour

2014 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Deaths

Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January1 99 US Actress
2 89 US Producer, Director
3 92 US Producer
5 86 US Actress
6 91 Canada Actor
7 106 China Producer
11 68 US Stuntman
11 97 Italy Actor
12 67 UK Actress
12 91 US Actor
14 86 US Producer
15 69 UK Actor
16 89 US Producer
16 89 US Actor
16 84 US Animator, Director
18 80 UK Actress
19 88 Germany Director
19 92 US Screenwriter
20 66 US Producer
22 67 Cuba Actor
22 57 Italy Director, Screenwriter
23 87 Italy Composer
24 84 UK Actress
26 100 UK Actress
27 77 US Actress
28 83 US Composer
28 68 US Studio Executive
30 78 Canada Actor
30 76 US Composer
30 89 US Director, Producer
31 92 Hungary Director, Screenwriter
31 72 US Actor
February1 83 Austria Actor
2 46 US Actor
2 66 Australia Director
9 95 Denmark Director, Screenwriter
9 80 US Screenwriter
10 87 Ireland Actress
10 85 US Actress, Singer
12 91 US Actor
13 85 US Actor
14 86 Italy Actor
14 83 US Screenwriter
15 89 US Actress
15 67 UK Actor
16 80 US Animator, Director
18 78–79 US Casting Director
20 65 US Actor
24 69 US Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
March1 91 France Director, Screenwriter
2 76 Canada Actress, Dancer
2 96 US Producer, Screenwriter
3 44 US Actor
5 49 US Director
6 93 UK Actress
8 61 Australia Actress
10 94 UK Actress
12 99 US Actor
12 Raymond Wagner 85 US Producer, Executive
13 96 US Production Manager
17 98 UK Cinematographer
21 65 US Actor
22 87 US Actress
28 91 US Screenwriter
29 100 US Actor, Dancer
30 74 UK Actress
31 75 Australia Producer
April2 68 US Producer
2 67 Australia Screenwriter
5 50 US Actor
5 69 Brazil Actor
6 96 US Actress
6 93 US Actor
7 88 FranceFilm Editor
9 89 US Composer
1185 US Actor
1495 Germany Actress
1783 UK Screenwriter
1787 Colombia Screenwriter
2188 US Actor
2971 UK Actor, Director
3077 US Actress
May1 68 Israel Actor
1 77 US Documentarian
2 95 US Actor
3 81 US Actor
5 87 US Actress
6 92 US Actress
6 56 US Composer
7 72 US Actor
8 81 US Actress
11 86 US Actress
12 89 Lithuania Actress
12 74 Switzerland Designer, Illustrator
12 72 US Actor
13 36 Sweden Documentarian
18 82 US Cinematographer
20 84 UK Actress
21 95 US Actress
22 69 US Actor
23 87 US Actress
23 69 US Director, Screenwriter
25 76 US Actress
25 100 US Actor, Singer
26 91 US Actress
28 86 US Actress
29 86 Germany Actor
30 88 US Actress
31 89 US Actress
June1 70 Kenya Actor
7 86 France Actor
8 75 Romania Actress
9 56 UK Actor
11 91 US Actress
11 82 France Actor
12 104 US Actress
13 Pennie DuPont 75 US Casting Director
14 70 UK Actor
14 86 UK Actor
14 81 UK Actor, Stuntman
15 87 France Actor
17 71 US Title Designer
17 74 US Casting Director
18 81 US Sound Engineer
24 98 US Actor
26 86 Canada Documentarian
26 83 US Screenwriter
27 70 US Actor, Composer
28 67 US Actor
30 89 US Actor
30 84 US Actor, Director, Screenwriter
July4 47 UK Sound Engineer
5 77 US Director, Screenwriter
5 89 Germany Actress
6 76 UK Stuntman
6 50 UK Actor
7 87 US Actor, Singer
9 90 UK Composer
10 102 India Actress, Dancer
14 82 Sweden Film Editor
16 61 Germany Film Editor
17 89 US Actress
18 88 Austria Actor
19 52 US Screenwriter, Producer
19 86 US Actor
19 21 US Actress
20 Álex Angulo[36] 61 Spain Actor
23 91 UK Actress
24 69 US Sound Engineer
28 85 US Actor, Singer
30 72 US Actor
30 92 US Makeup Artist
31 68 UK Actor
August5 65 US Actress
8 85 Israel Director, Producer, Screenwriter
8 72 UK Actor
8 58 US Actor
8 85 Australia Composer
9 68 US Actor
9 85 US Actor
11 61 US Visual Effects Artist
11 63 US Actor, Comedian
12 89 US Actress
13 85 Mexico Actress
14 58 US Actor
18 87 UK Producer
19 79 US Director
24 90 UK Actor, Director
25 87 US Documentarian
28 92 Australia Actor
29 63 US Costume Designer
30 94 US Director
September1 72 Germany Actor
4 81 US Actress, Comedian, Director, Screenwriter
5 92 Czech Republic Art Director
6 88 US Actor
7 98 US Actor
7 94 Japan Actress, Singer
9 80 US Actor
10 74 US Actor
11 87 Germany Actor
11 90 UK Actor
12 84 US Director, Screenwriter
14 84 UK Production Designer
14 84 UK Actor
19 92 US Actress
20 84 US Actress, Singer
20 92 US Production Designer
20 82 France Director, Producer, Screenwriter
26 93 US Screenwriter
October2 25 US Stuntman
4 55 US Screenwriter
5 84 Trinidad Actor, Singer
5 84 US Producer, Actor
5 32 US Actress
5 35 US Actress
6 86 US Actress
7 75 Italy Actor
9 57 US Actress
9 50 US Stuntman
10 78 Czech Republic Actor
11 73 US Stuntman
11 86 US Stuntman
14 55 US Actress
15 77 France Actress
19 79 US Stuntman
19 90 Canada Actor
20 80 US Actor
20 73 US Actor, Producer, Screenwriter
24 91 US Actor
24 66 US Actress
30 99 UK Actress
31 81 UK Composer
November1 94 US Choreographer
4 86 US Actor
6 94 US Actress
10 86 Australia Actor
10 89 US Screenwriter
10 83 Japan Actor
10 72 Israel Actress
11 62 US Actress
12 67 UK Actor
12 88 UK Actor
19 83 US Director, Producer, Screenwriter
22 74 UK Actor
25 78 UK Actress
27 79 US Executive, Producer, Screenwriter
28 95 US Special Effects Artist
December2 88 UK Cinematographer
2 57 Australia Actor
5 65 Italy Composer
6 85 Japan Cinematographer
7 60 US Actor
9 75 US Actress
11 76 UK Actor
15 91 US Actor
18 78 Italy Actress
19 104 US Producer
21 93 US Set Decorator
21 82 UK Actress
22 51 US Voice Actress
22 92 UK Stuntman
22 89 US Director
23 68 UK Actor
23 84 UK Actor, Screenwriter
25 59 New Zealand Location Scout
25 86 UK Actor
25 79 UK Actor
26 84 US Actor
30 94 UK Actress
30 78 UK Composer
30 104 GermanyActress
31 71 US Actor

Film debuts

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brody . Richard . Richard Brody . The Best Movies of 2014. . . 30 March 2020 . 11 December 2014.
  2. Web site: 2014 Worldwide Box Office . Box Office Mojo. IMDb. March 7, 2020.
  3. http://aacta.org/the-awards/aacta-international-awards/3rd-aacta-international-awards.aspx 3rd AACTA International Awards
  4. Web site: Golden Globes 2014: full list of winners . 13 January 2014 . Guardian UK . January 16, 2014.
  5. Web site: American Hustle, 12 Years A Slave Lead BFCA's Critics Choice Movie Awards Nominations . . January 16, 2014 . December 17, 2013.
  6. Web site: '12 Years a Slave' Leads SAG Awards with 4 Nominations . December 11, 2013 . Variety.com . January 16, 2014.
  7. Web site: Nominations for Theatrical Motion Picture, Animated Theatrical Motion Picture and Long-Form TV . January 2, 2014 . . January 17, 2014 . January 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103010918/http://www.producersguild.org/news/151419/ . dead .
  8. News: Sissela Kyle leder Guldbaggegalan . Aftonbladet.se . December 23, 2013 . January 2, 2014 . sv.
  9. Web site: DGA Awards Film Nominees Have No Shockers: Cuaron, Greengrass, McQueen, Russell, Scorsese . Deadline Hollywood . January 17, 2014.
  10. Web site: Engelen . Aurore . Ernest and Célestine triumphs at the Magritte Awards . Cineuropa . February 3, 2014 . February 3, 2014.
  11. Web site: Writers Guild Awards . Writers Guild of America . Writers Guild of America . January 17, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219150916/https://wga.org/wga-awards/awards-show-details.aspx . February 19, 2014.
  12. Web site: Prizes of the International Jury . 16 February 2014 . berlinale.de . 16 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061216015908/http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html . dead .
  13. Web site: The BAFTA Film Awards in 2014. Where & When? . British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) . December 21, 2011 . January 16, 2014.
  14. http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/current-nominees/ 2013 Nominations
  15. Web site: France's Cesar Awards: 'Me, Myself and Mum' Wins Best Film . 6 May 2014 . Hollywood Reporter.
  16. Web site: Spirit Awards Nominees Are Announced! Excitement Ensues . November 27, 2013 . Film Independent . January 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203182609/http://www.filmindependent.org/blogs/spirit-awards-nominees-are-announced-excitement-ensues/ . December 3, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  17. Web site: The 34th Annual RAZZIE Award Nominees for 2013 Worst Picture . The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation and John Wilson . January 16, 2014.
  18. The Academy Selects 2014 and 2015 Show Dates . . January 16, 2014.
  19. Web site: Local cinema celebrated at Gopo Awards 2014 . March 24, 2014 . Business-Review.eu . May 25, 2014.
  20. News: O'Hara . Helen . Jameson Empire Awards 2014: As It Happened! The red carpet arrivals to the final winner... . March 31, 2014 . . . April 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085107/https://empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40600 . October 6, 2014.
  21. Web site: IFTA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 11TH ANNUAL IRISH FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS . 5 April 2014 . IFTA.ie . 7 April 2014.
  22. Web site: 2014 MTV Movie Awards: Here Are The Real Winners And Losers . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427201240/http://www.mtv.com/news/1726084/mtv-movie-awards-real-winners-losers/ . dead . April 27, 2014 . 14 April 2014 . MTV.com . 14 April 2014.
  23. Web site: kerala state film awards 2014 . kerala state film awards 2014 Winners List, Kerala Film awards, List of Winners, best film in 2014, best actor in 2014, film awards in 2014 kerala, kerala state film award winners » Kerala Events . Keralaevents.in . 2014-06-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140622054529/http://keralaevents.in/events/kerala-state-film-awards-2014/ . 2014-06-22.
  24. Web site: IIFA winners list 2014 . June 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625100134/http://iifa.com/winners-2014/ . 2014-06-25 . dead.
  25. News: Nat Film Awards ceremony to be held on May 3 every year: Soni . Business Standard . 2012-05-03 . 2014-06-18.
  26. Web site: "Gravity" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" soar with 8 nominations, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," scored 7, "Iron Man 3," "Pacific Rim," "Star Trek Into Darkness" and "Thor: The Dark World" lead with 5 nominations apiece for the 40th Annual Saturn Awards, while "Breaking Bad," "Falling Skies," and "Game of Thrones" lead on TV in an Epic Year for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. . 5 October 2014.
  27. Web site: KC Concepcion and ER Ejercito win top acting honors in 62nd FAMAS Awards . GMA News Online . 30 September 2014.
  28. Web site: European Film Awards – European Film Awards 2014 go to Riga . Europeanfilmawards.eu . 2014-06-18.
  29. Web site: 2014 Sundance Film Festival . January 16, 2014 . . July 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727185122/http://www.sundance.org/festival/ . dead .
  30. Web site: 64th Berlin International Film Festival . January 16, 2014 . berlinale.de.
  31. Web site: Cannes Film Festival . January 16, 2014 . Cannes.
  32. Web site: Sarajevo Film Festival . August 8, 2014 . Cannes.
  33. Web site: 71st Venice International Film Festivalaccessdate=January 16, 2014 . January 16, 2014 . August 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827121626/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/71th-festival/line-up/index.html . dead .
  34. Web site: TIFF.net . April 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723043832/http://tiff.net/festivals/thefestival . July 23, 2015 . dead .
  35. Web site: Competitions and programs . 25 September 2016 . BNFF . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927101125/http://2014.poff.ee/eng/festival/competitions-and-programs . 27 September 2016 . dead .
  36. Web site: Muere el actor Álex Angulo tras sufrir un accidente de tráfico. elmundo.es. es. 28 August 2022.

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